Apple hopes to bring its first foldable iPhone to market late this year or early next year and will make longer battery life a priority.
The foldable iPhone appears to be no longer a dream as Apple is expected to start mass production of a foldable iPhone along with a foldable MacBook late this year. Both devices are then expected to be released sometime in late 2026, or early 2027. Apple is expected to release a book-style foldable iPhone that opens and closes around a vertical axis similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold models.
Apple has been hoping to differentiate itself from the competition in what is becoming a crowded market by eliminating the ugly crease that appears on the internal screen at the spot where the screen folds. Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said that Apple is planning to use a liquid metal hinge on the phone which would check two boxes that Apple has wanted to fill in.
